My Mossberg 535 ATS

I'm changing this thread to a straight up build thread on my 535, as there has been little posting and it's not worth starting a whole new thread.

I currently have the 22 inch turkey barrel, which made the most sense to me when I bought the gun as I wanted a turkey gun. Then over the winter I got into duck hunting, which is something I never thought I'd do. I missed a lot of ducks... I like the 22 inch barrel for turkey (obviously) and it's also been good to me for squirrel and pheasant as well. Turns out ducks fly a lot faster, and I'm not sure I like the 22 incher for them. I was using winchester 3.5 super-x ammo, and it patterned alright with a full choke, which is what I was advised to use, but the damn things just fly too fast. I'm hoping a barrel change will help me to hit more ducks. I'm therefore looking for opinions on a 28 inch field/waterfowl barrel.

I'm looking for opinions as to, whether this will actually help, whether I'm just a bad shot, more open choke, different ammo, or leave the ducks alone...

Also, the lowest price i've seen online is $170 for the barrel, is this about average for a new barrel? I guess it's not that expensive when you think about it, I would probably use it for pheasant as well, even though I have had no issues hitting those with the 22 inch.

One last thing: It's going to be quite a bit heavier to carry around, do the benefits outweigh this disadvantage?

Decisions, decisions... I need another beer... Or maybe I'll get whole nother gun... Oh My :roll:

Re: 28 inch Waterfowl Barrel?

I agree, weight will make my motion through the shot a bit smoother, I think I'll go for it. I'm going to try and order one through my local shop and see what price they give me. It'll have to wait until I get into the full swing of things at work this summer and have a few extra pennies to throw at it...

Re: 28 inch Waterfowl Barrel?

I love the 28 inch barrel. It makes a great, mulitpurpose barrel. Enjoy.

Re: 28 inch Field/Waterfowl Barrel!

So I just placed the order a few moments ago at Gander Mountain. I'll post pics when it comes in, it should take a few days. Hopefully it will arive by next Wednesday which is my day offffff cuz you know I got to go test it out ASAP!

So I first would like to add pictures of the gun that I've had for a while but never posted, these are taken with the 22 inch barrel equipped with a modified choke i believe.



Extra chokes (turkey and full):

So a buddy and I spent the afternoon out shooting. We did some plinking with our .22s (see lever action gun thread) and I also got a chance to test out my new barrel by shooting some sporting clays. It has turned my 535 into a whole new gun. I hit almost every clay I shot at having the gun equipped with a modified choke. I really liked shooting from this particular location. We were perched atop a hill at an old strip min and we threw the clays down over the cliff. We had a lot of fun and I'm sure we'll be out there shooting a lot more now that I'm properly equipped!

The gun with the new barrel:



The launcher, which was a PITA to get in the ground so we anchored it with some concrete found nearby:


The view:


A few spent shells:

Nice!

What a way to spend the afternoon!!!

I LOVE that gun! The camo is great, and Nice shootin spot too!!!

Been knocking down pheasants like its nobody's business! A friend of mine from work has a couple of springer spaniels and we've been out hunting a few times lately. I've been using my 28 inch barrel with improved cyl and have been doing really well! Got 2 nice roosters this afternoon!

That's awesome!

Good to see she's runnin like a champ for ya...

Excellent! Beautiful gun sir!

You wrote that you got your barrel at Gander Mountain. Was it online or did you buy it there? I have been trying to find a 28 inch barrel exactly like the one you have. I have the same shotgun you have with the 22 inch barrel. I can't seem to find these barrels anywhere, even from Mossberg. Were they discontinued? Anybody know where I can get one?

I also heard that you can put a Mossberg 500 barrel on a 535 shotgun, but you have to change the 535's mag tube for a 500 mag tube. This may be my last resort if I can't get a 535 28 inch barrel.

Help!

I went to gander mt an had them order it. They used to be listed on mossberg a website, I'm not sure if they still are or not. To use a 500 barrel you would have to change the magazine tube as stated. Let me know if you need help with a part number or anything. I still have the packaging around here somewhere.

By the way, welcome aboard!

Edit: Linky Linky: http://www.mossberg.com/new-accessory-barrels